Door with combined screen and adjustable window



Aug. 28, 1928. 1,682,271

G. L. EVELETH DOOR WITH COMBINED SCREEN AND ADJUSTABLE WINDOW Filed ua'rch 12, uw' z'sheets-sneet 1 I1/werdet -Z Eveler/ i w F Aug. 28, 1928. 1,682,271

G. L. EVELETH DOOR WTH-COMBINED SCREEN AND ADJUSTABLE WINDOW med 11a-rch 12,- 1927- 2 sheets-snm 2 Patented ug. 28, 1928.

I GEORGE L. EVELETH, OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA.

DOOR 'WITH COMBINED SCREEN AND ADJUSTABL WINDOW.

Application led Hatch 12, 1927. Serial No. 174,958.

The object of my invention is to provide a novel screen door having an adjustable window slidably mounted in the door; to provide novel means for mounting the wmdow; to provide novel means for making the door watertight when the window is up; and to provide a novel lid for concealing the window when it is down, the lid also functioning as an aid in making the door watertight.

I attain these and other objects of my invention by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a. :front elevation of the door with the window up Fig. 2 is a vertical section of same on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of the door;

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line 5-5 of Fig. 2;

. Fig. 6 is .a detail vertical section on line 6--6ofFig.5;

Fig. 7 is a detail perspective View of the screen sash removed from the door; and

Fig. 8 is a detail perspective view of the window sash removed from the door.

Like characters of reference indicate like parts in each of the several views.

Referring to the .accompanying drawings, I provide a door frame consisting of the vertical frame members 5 and 6 and the horizontal frame members 7 and 8. On the lower i slidable window sash 27 having a window pane 28 and also having friction springs 40 fastened to opposite sides at 42 to permit of sliding the window up and down to any desired adjusted position. I also provide a collapsible handle 29 mounted on the upper member of the sash 27, as shown in Fig. 8.

As shown in Fig'. 7, screen sash 30 is provided with a projecting horizontal sash strip 33 to which the' guard strips 32 are affixed. Mounted on a recessed portion of one side of the screen sash is a latch 36 pivoted at 37 and adapted to swing either to an open position to engage the pin 35 or to a retracted position within the recessed portion of the screen sash. I provide a horizontal lid 21 horizontally fastened to the upper horizontal panel frame by hinges22 and also having an inner recessed portion 24 of suicient size to receive the collapsible handle 29. I provide a longitudinal weatherstrip 26 L-shaped in cross section having its upper edge engageable in the recess 25 of lid 21 as shown in Fig. 2.

Each of the springs 40 on window sash 27 have one of their ends rigidly affixed to the sash by a. suitable screw 42 and have their other end free. As shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, to expose the screen the window sash 27 may be slid down from its normal raised position to a concealed position between panels 9 and 10. When in this position the lid 21 will conceal it. When the window sash is. raised the lid 21 functions as a. weatherstrip element, in connection with the metalA weatherstrip 26 which is adapted to engage in the recess 25 in lid 21.

Asis apparent from the drawings, window W may be raised as in Fig. 1 making a waterproof door or may be lowered as in Fig. 4 leaving an open screen door. The lid 21 functions as a waterproofing element. The springs 40 function to make the window W readily adjustable by reason of their frictional engagement with the adjacent door frame members; and the collapsible handle 29 provides a convenient means for raising and lowering the window W. The hinged lid provides an effective weatherstrip member and also functions to conceal the window when in lowered position.` Its recessed portion 24 provides a space for the collapsible handle 29 on the top of the window sash 27. The screen sash'is readily removable and thev latch 36 and the projecting ends 34 of metal strips 32 which engage the metal weatherstrip 26, together function to removably se-f cure the screen sash in place on the door as shown in Figs. 2, 6 and 7 This type of door eliminates the necessity for the conventional screen door and obviates the inconvenience of putting up and removing the usual screen door, since this door will function both as a conventional closed door and also as a screen door.

What I claim is- 1. In a door with combined screen and adjustable window, the combination of a door, lower spaced panels mounted on the lower portion of the door, a window slidably mounted on the upper portion of the door and slidable to a concealed position between the aforesaid spaced panels, a screen mounted in the upper portion of the door, manually operated means carried by the screen sash to permit of quickl mounting the screen on the door and readi y removin it therefrom without the use of tools, sai means comprising a latch pivotally attached to a recessed portion of the screen sash and metal strips aixed to the lower portlon of the screen sash and having projecting ends adapted to engave a retaining element carried by the door, and said retaining element.

2. In a door of the type described, the combination of a door having spaced panels on ,its lower portion, a window slidablyr mounted in the door and adapted to be slid either to a concealed position between the lower panels or to an operative position in the upper portion of the door, a lid hingedly mounted over one of the spaced panels and adapted to be swung to a position overlapping tlie other spaced panel to conceal the window when in closed position, said lid having longitudinal groove near its inner end, an upturned metal weatherstrip element adapted to seat in the groove portion of the lid to form a watertight closure element, a screen having its bottom sash member provided with an inwardly slanting surface to permit of the lid swinging in to engage with the waterstrip element, the sash also having metal strips with projecting ends, the door also having recessed portions to receive said projecting ends for removably securing the screen sash to the door.

3. In a door of the type described, the combination of a door having spaced panels on its lower portion, a windowr slidably mounted in the'door and adapted to be slid either to a concealed position between the lower panels or to an operative position in the upper portion of the door, a lid hingedly mounted over one ofthe spaced panels and adapted to be swungto a position overlapping the other spaced panel to conceal the window when in closed position, said lid having a longitudinal groove near its inner end, an upturned metal weatherstrip element adapted to seat in the groove portion of the lid to form a watertight closure element, and a screen having its bottom sashmember provided with an inwardly slanting surface to permit of the lid swinging in to engage with the waterstrip element. l

'4. In a door of the type described, the combination of a door having spaced panels on its lower portion, a window slidably mounted in the door and adapted to be slid either to a concealed position between the lower panels o-r to an operative position in the upper porton of the door, a lid hingedly mounted over one of the spaced panels and adapted to be swung to a position overlapping the other spaced panel to conceal the window when in closed position, said lid having longitudinal groove near its inner end, an upturned metal weatherstrip element adapted to seat/in the groove portion of the lid to form a watertight closure element, a screen'having its bottom sash member provided with an inwardly slanting surface to permit of the lid swinging in to engage with the weatherstrip. element, the sash also having metal strips with project* ing ends, and the door also having reces3ecl portions to receive said projecting ends for removably securin the screen sash to the door.

EORGE L, EVELETH. 

